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The Pod Universe with Dylan & Dalton

by Dalton Deschain & Dylan Roth

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Tales of the Lost Shepherd, Part Two

October 11, 2026 · 1 hr 42 min

It's TV time! Speed through an entire season of the imaginary television sequel to the imaginary blockbuster movie Last Flight of the Stone Hammer! Who killed Mother Beal? How can the Ley-to and Eridai avoid more bloodshed? What's Beepo up…
Tales of the Lost Shepherd, Part One

October 4, 2026 · 1 hr 37 min

PLOT TWIST! Dylan promised that Phase Two would include a sequel to his space sci-fi satire, Last Flight of the Stone Hammer. He's decided to fulfill the promise by giving you both more and less than you asked for. Instead of another…
The Eraserhead Cinematic Universe w/A Very Special Episode

September 20, 2026 · 1 hr 27 min

Kasey Heisler and Patrick Porter of Brooklyn's punk sensation A Very Special Episode commit cinematic heresy when they pitch us an expanded shared universe of film and television spinning out of David Lynch's experimental masterpiece…
Vestigial, Part Two

September 6, 2026 · 1 hr 37 min

Dalton's kickass space horror "Metroidvania" concludes! Will Linija regain her lost armor? Will we learn the fate of her surrogate father? And what's about [REDACTED]? What's her deal? These answers and a few new questions on this…
Vestigial, Part One

August 30, 2026 · 1 hr 46 min

In the deep reaches of outer space, Private Linija Tov of the planet Enoxua lands on an abandoned world with whose power plant is in a perpetual state of meltdown. Her mission: to shut down the generator before it erupts and turns her into…

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The Insidious Cinematic Universe w/Kendra Wells

August 16, 2026 · 1 hr 50 min

Writer, artist, and voice of Hunter Marin themselves Kendra Wells joins the Pod Universe to try and salvage a movie that Dylan hates with a fury we've never seen before! Can the author of Real Hero Shit: Harder Than It Looks make writing…
Phase 2 Slate Reveal

August 2, 2026 · 1 hr 25 min

Did Marvel's Hall H panel leave you disappointed? Are you still itching to learn about installments in an ongoing high concept sci-fi universe? Well buddy we've got some great news for you, because it's time for the POD UNIVERSE IMAGINARY…
Last Flight of the Stone Hammer, Part One

October 12, 2025 · 1 hr 42 min

In the far reaches of space, two civilizations are locked in an endless conflict. The Eridai’s reckless industry cost the Ley-to their homeworld. The Ley-to’s quest for vengeance has consumed their entire culture, and there’s no end in…
The Happening w/Josh Gondelman

October 5, 2025 · 1 hr 54 min

CONTENT WARNING: This episode is about "The Happening," a film in which a toxin compels people to kill themselves in a variety of weird and novel ways. If you are sensitive to the topic of suicide or self-harm, this might not be for…
Pod People, Part Two

September 21, 2025 · 1 hr 37 min

It's the thrilling conclusion to the sci-fi thriller that kicks off our entire shared universe of imaginary sci-fi movies! What's the secret of Alterr, the shadowy tech corporation that seems to be replacing people with clones? What does…
Pod People, Part One

September 14, 2025 · 1 hr 32 min

It's the opening chapter of Dylan & Dalton's original cinematic universe of imaginary sci-fi movies! Pod People is a sci-fi thriller set in Silicon Valley, where a pair of brilliant young engineers discover that their employers, their…
Welcome to The Pod Universe

September 7, 2025 · 1 hr 24 min

In 2022, Dylan Roth and Dalton Deschain set out to finish writing the Dark Universe that began and ended with Universal's 2017 remake of The Mummy. Three years and 29 scripts later, they're embarking on a whole new journey, leaving the…

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About the show

Writers Dalton Deschain and Dylan Roth first joined together to create Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe? a podcast in which they pitched new installments of the canceled Dark Universe of monster movies. After completing their 30-part saga, they’ve set out to do something new - an all-original cinematic universe of imaginary movies, written, workshopped, and performed on all podcatchers and YouTube. Looking for Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe? Don't panic! Our archive of episodes from 2022 through summer 2025 are now on their own podcast feed. Just search for the old title and it should all be there.